Red Wing, Minnesota Weather
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Red Wing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—83°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail55%0.04″78°68°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—78°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——82°61°+4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Red Wing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55066
16-Day Forecast — Red Wing
- Sat87°66°16%
- Sun83°69°16%
- Mon82°66°4%
- Tue85°66°9%
- Wed78°68°55%
- Thu78°62°55%
- Fri82°61°7%
- Sat78°61°11%
- Sun74°58°15%
- Mon77°53°7%
- Tue79°59°6%
- Wed83°63°18%
- Thu84°60°19%
- Fri87°67°19%
- Sat87°70°23%
- Sun88°71°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Red Wing
SPC includes Red Wing in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Red Wing
- 55089
- 55066